Chiharu Igaya

Chiharu Igaya
Igaya in 1956
Personal information
Born (1931-05-20) May 20, 1931 (age 93)
Tomari, Kunashiri (ja),
Hokkaidō, Japan
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesSlalom, giant slalom,
Downhill, combined
ClubDartmouth College
Olympics
Teams3 – (1952, 1956, 1960)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams4 – (1952, 1956, 1958, 1960)
         includes Olympics
Medals2 (0 gold)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1956 Cortina Slalom
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1958 Bad Gastein Slalom
1956 Olympic slalom medalists:
Stig Sollander, Toni Sailer (gold), and Igaya
Igaya training on the roof
of his house in 1951

Chiharu Igaya, OLY[1] (猪谷 千春, Igaya Chiharu, born May 20, 1931) is a former Olympic alpine ski racer and silver medalist from Japan. He competed in three Winter Olympics (1952, 1956, 1960).[2]

  1. ^ Olympians: Olympians for Life – website of the WOA
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chiharu Igaya". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.